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Ministry of Defence
ANC to Organise ‘Spirit of Freedom’ Run 2018 ANC to celebrate Independence Day at Saddle Peak
Kolkata, August 10, 2018.
On the occasion of 72nd Independence Day of the country, Andaman and Nicobar Command is organising ‘Spirit of Freedom’ run with the aim to spread awareness about the harmful effects of use of plastic and towards making A&N ‘Plastic Free Islands’. The event includes non-stop run covering a distance of 290 kms from Port Blair to Diglipur. The run will be followed by a trek to Saddle Peak on 15 Aug 18 where the National Flag will be unfurled. Twenty personnel of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and Defence Civilians will participate in the event.
The event is planned in the format of relay wherein every runner will run for 10kms and handover the baton to the next runner. The event will be flagged off on August 12, 2018 at Netaji Stadium at 10:00AM, by Vice Admiral Bimal Verma, AVSM, ADC, Commander -in-Chief, Andaman & Nicobar Command. Students from the schools located in the Islands will participate in the flag off and will run with participants till Science Centre, Port Blair.
A social outreach program has also been planned during the event, where an outreach team will be visiting 19 schools enroute Port Blair to Diglipur. They will be addressing the students and will be giving a talk on ill effects of usage of plastic and how to contribute towards making the Islands truly ‘Plastic Free’.
In coordination with forest department, the team will also hand over saplings to the school children as part of ‘Adopt a Tree’ program of the Government of India. During the interaction, the students will be told about the various career prospects in the Army/Navy/Air Force and Coast Guard.
Civilian volunteers willing to participate in the run can join the team at any segment and run for any distance to support the cause. The volunteers are to make their own arrangement for transportation to return back to their start point. The team will pass through various locations from 13 August to 15 August 18.
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Date
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Time
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Segment
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12 -13 Aug
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03 PM – 07 AM
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Port Blair to Jirkatang
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13 Aug
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07 AM – 09 AM
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Reserve Area in Convoy
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13 Aug
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10 AM -04 PM
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Baratang Jetty to Kadamtala Jetty
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13 Aug
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06 PM -12 AM
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Forest Check post II to Rangat
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14 Aug
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12 AM – 04 PM
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Rangat to Mayabunder
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14 -15 Aug
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04 PM -06 AM
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Mayabunder to Diglipur
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15 Aug
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06 AM – 12 PM
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Trek to Saddle Peak
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15 Aug
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12 PM
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Unfurling of Tricolor at Saddle Peak
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
GRSE to Revamp Dry Docks at Khidderpore: Signs Concession Agreement with SMPK
Kolkata, October 07, 2021
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd.,  today signed the Concession Agreement with Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata , to undertake the development and utilisation of the three existing Dry Docks of SMP at Khidderpore, Kolkata. The project envisages upgrading, operating and managing the infrastructural facilities at these docks towards their effective utilization.
The Concession Agreement was signed in the presence of the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways  and AYUSH, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Shri Sanjay Bandopadhyay, Additional Secretary, MoPSW and Shri VK Saxena, Chairman and Managing Director, GRSE and Shri Vinit Kumar, Chairman, SMPK
As a part of the investment promotional activity of Maritime India, the agreement aims to play a vital role in abetting the strategic growth plans for both the companies in addition to the revenue generation from the ship repair and refit of Defence and commercial segments, predominantly in the Eastern Region.
This collaboration will also contribute to the future strategy of GRSE to take on additional shipbuilding activities including repair and refit of ships, which will aid in the feasibility for execution and expansion in and around Kolkata. Under the agreement, both entities look forward to develop a dynamic partnership and understanding to explore new business prospects, skill development and facility improvement, which in turn will aid in employment generation in Kolkata, as a part of maritime growth and Nation building exercise.
Since its inception as a DPSU in 1960, GRSE has built 788 platforms which include 107 warships to Maritime forces, the highest number of warships built and delivered by any shipyard in the country. With an emphasis on export activities, GRSE is currently executing six shipbuilding projects including three Advanced Frigates under Project 17A, four Survey Vessels  and eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Crafts for the Indian Navy and one Fast Patrol Vessel for the Indian Coast Guard, apart from the export ships for Republic of Guyana and Government of Bangladesh.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 300
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage crosses 110.74 crore
More than 48 lakh Vaccine doses administered today till 7 pm
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 110.74 Crore  today. More than 48 lakh  Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,03,79,998
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2nd Dose
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93,05,244
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,83,73,506
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2nd Dose
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1,61,20,975
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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42,91,24,251
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2nd Dose
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16,28,63,453
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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17,74,68,241
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2nd Dose
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10,26,47,656
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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11,12,35,659
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2nd Dose
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6,99,25,170
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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74,65,81,655
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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36,08,62,498
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Total
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1,10,74,44,153
Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:
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Date: 11th November, 2021 
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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71
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2nd Dose
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7,156
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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129
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2nd Dose
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17,171
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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9,18,205
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2nd Dose
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24,99,758
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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2,07,999
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2nd Dose
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7,36,429
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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1,23,064
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2nd Dose
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3,66,553
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1st Dose Administered in Total
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12,49,468
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2nd Dose Administered in Total
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36,27,067
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Total
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48,76,535
The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.
Ministry of Textiles
Indian Textile Exports
A target of USD 20,100 million was fixed for cotton, man-made, woollen and silk textiles during 2018-19 against which exports were valued at USD 18,254 million:
Details of share of major textile exporting countries of the world:
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Country
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2018 
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% Share
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China
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121
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34%
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USA
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22
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6%
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India
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21
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6%
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Germany
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16
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4%
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Italy
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13
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4%
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Turkey
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13
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4%
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Rep. of Korea
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12
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3%
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Taiwan
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10
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3%
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Pakistan
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8
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2%
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Viet Nam
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8
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2%
Source: Trademap
As per the data of Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics, textile exports have increased by 7% from USD 19 billion in 2017-18 to USD 20.4 billion in 2018-19 while textile imports have remained stagnant at USD 5.6 billion in 2018-19. To curtail imports of textiles, Government has doubled the Basic Custom Duty from 10% to 20% on 383 apparel HS lines  from 16th July 2018. Further, Government has raised BCD  on other textile products i.e. 298 MMF fabric, 5 Silk fabric, 22 other fabric, 75 Carpet, 9 Made-ups and 15 other textiles HS lines .
This information was given by the Union Minister of Textiles, Smriti Zubin Irani, in written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
186.22 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
India's Active caseload currently stands at 11,058
Active cases stand at 0.03%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.76%
818 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to
4,25,06,228
1,007 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
83.08 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 4,34,877 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to participate in Special Campaign 3.0 from 2nd – 31st October 2023 for disposal of pending matters & promoting Swachhata
The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, the Nodal Department for coordinating and steering the Special Campaign 3.0 for institutionalising Swachhata and minimising pendency in Government Offices – 2nd October, 2023 to 31st October, 2023, has issued guidelines for the same. Accordingly, with the objective of disposal of pending matters and promoting Swachhata, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is participating in the Special Campaign 3.0 from 2nd October till the 31st October 2023 and the Preparatory Phase for the campaign starting on 15th September 2023.
It would be relevant to mention that the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has participated in the Special Campaign 2.0 also for Disposal of Pending Matters and Swachhata during 02nd -31st October, 2022 with the objective of institutionalizing Swachhata and reducing pendency in the Ministry and its field offices, including Subordinate offices, Autonomous Bodies.
The highlights of the achievements made by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and its organizations during December 2022 – August 2023 are:
• 58,433 Public grievances disposed of.
• 14,886 square feet of space freed.
• Rs. 21,15,174/- Revenue earned through scrap disposal.
• 5028 files weeded out
• 182 cleanliness campaigns.
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is committed to build on the objectives and achievements of the previous campaigns and to achieve the key objectives of the Special Campaign 3.0.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Pending Highway Projects
The Government of India has constituted a High Powered Committee to evolve a framework of guidelines for resolution of stuck projects. Ministry of Road Transport & Highways issued guiding principles for resolution of stuck National Highway projects vide Office Memorandum dated 09.03.2019. The Ministry and its implementing agencies have initiated action to take up measures for resolution of stuck projects within the framework of these guiding principles.
As per the Policy Guidelines, the term “Stuck Project” as used, means a project undertaken by the MoRTH through NHAI, NHIDCL or State PWD  where the work has stopped due to  inability of the Contractor/Concessionaire to continue with the execution of the project on account of proceedings initiated against it before the NCLT under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 or under Section 241 of the Companies Act, 2013; or  default  on account of both the parties i.e. the NHAI/NHIDCL/State PWD and the Contractor/Concessionaire. Process for revival of stuck projects has been initiated.
This information was given by the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Earth Sciences
Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh says, the recent report from Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change  has noted that the global mean sea level has been rising at an unprecedentedly rapid pace in recent decades
Union Minister of State  Science & Technology; Minister of State  Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said that the recent report from Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change  has noted that the global mean sea level has been rising at an unprecedentedly rapid pace in recent decades.
In a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today, Dr. Jitendra Singh said that the average sea level rise increased from 1.3 mm/year between 1901-1971 to 3.7 mm/year between 2006-2018. Dr. Singh said that the National Centre for Coastal Research , Chennai an attached office of the Ministry of Earth Sciences  is monitoring the shoreline erosion since 1990 using remote sensing data and GIS mapping techniques. 6,632 km long Indian coastline of mainland has been analyzed from 1990 to 2018. It is noted that about 33% of the coastline is under varying degree of erosion, 26 % is of accreting nature and the remaining 41% is in a stable state. The observed changes may be induced by natural processes including Sea level rise and anthropogenic activities.
The state wise details are given below:
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S.No
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State
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Coast Length

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Erosion
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Km
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%
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1
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West Coast
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Gujarat
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1945.60
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537.5
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27.6
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2
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Daman & Diu
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31.83
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11.02
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34.6
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3
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Maharashtra
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739.57
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188.26
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25.5
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4
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Goa
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139.64
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26.82
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19.2
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5
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Karnataka
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313.02
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74.34
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23.7
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6
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Kerala
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592.96
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275.33
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46.4
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7
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East Coast
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Tamil Nadu
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991.47
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422.94
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42.7
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8
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Puducherry
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41.66
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23.42
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56.2
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9
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Andhra Pradesh
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1027.58
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294.89
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28.7
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10
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Odisha
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549.50
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140.72
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25.6
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11
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West Bengal
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534.35
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323.07
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60.5
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Total
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6907.18
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2318.31
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33.6
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The Union Minister said that the Cyclone Warning Division  at India Meteorological Department , New Delhi acts as a Regional Specialised Meteorological Centre for monitoring, predicting and issuing warning services on tropical cyclones developing over north Indian Ocean. IMD has three Area Cyclone Warning Centres at Chennai, Kolkata & Mumbai and four Cyclone Warning Centres at Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Thiruvananthapuram and Visakhapatnam for carrying out operational warning activities at state level and to carry out related research & development activities.
Ministry of Railways
ECoR OBSERVED PARTITION HORRORS REMEMBRANCE DAY
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan Hon’ble Union Minister of Education, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Govt. of India graced the function at Bhubaneswar
An Exhibition on Remembrance Day of Horrors of Partition was organised at Bhubaneswar Railway Station
Freedom Fighters felicitated
To bring out the suffering of millions of people during India’s partition to the fore, the whole country is observing Remembrance Day of Horrors of Partition on 14th August, 2022. Hon’ble Prime Minister in his last Independence Day Speech had announced to observe "Partition Horrors Remembrance Day".
Partition Horrors Remembrance Day has been envisaged to bring to light the agony, suffering and pain of millions of people who were displaced during partition. It is reminder to the country, that its independence was preceded by the largest displacement of human population in the last century. The partition also claimed the lives of a large number of people.
Graced the occasion at Bhubaneswar Railway Station, Hon’ble Union Minister of Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Govt. of India Shri Dharmendra Pradhan spoke about the tragedy during partition day.
Joining the function as Guest of Honour Smt. Aparajita Sarangi, Hon’ble MP  said that this day will remind us about the partition tragedy.
To mark the occasion, an Exhibition was organised at Bhubaneswar Railway Station. Exhibition on Partition Horrors was also organised at various important Stations over East Coast Railway including Puri, Bhubaneswar, Sambalpur and Visakhapatnam Railway Stations.
To mark the occasion, two freedom fighters were also felicitated by Shri Pradhan. Both the freedom fighters Shyam Sundar Behera and Ramahari Goswami were also said about their experience during that period.
East Coast Railway General Manager  Shri Sharad Kumar Srivastava was also graced the occasion. Divisional Railway Manager, Khurda Road Shri Rinkesh Roy coordinated the programme.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Ceasefire Agreements with National Socialist Council of Nagaland/NK, National Socialist Council of Nagaland/ Reformation and National Socialist Council of Nagaland/K-Khango extended
Ceasefire Agreements are in operation between Government of India and National Socialist Council of Nagaland/NK , National Socialist Council of Nagaland/ Reformation  and National Socialist Council of Nagaland/K-Khango .
It was decided to extend the Ceasefire Agreements for a further period of one year with effect from 28th April, 2023 to 27th April, 2024 with NSCN/NK and NSCN/R and from 18th April, 2023 to 17th April, 2024 with NSCN/K-Khango. These Agreements were signed on 6th April, 2023.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
Floods in Bihar
 for providing Central Assistance to States for works related to flood management and erosion control which continued during XII Plan and thereafter, as a component of "Flood Management and Border Areas Programme"  for the period from 2017-18 to 2020-21. Central Assistance to the tune of Rs.924.41 Crores has been provided to State of Bihar up to March 2021 under FMP component of this Programme. Main reason for floods in the State of Bihar is on account of increased discharge in rivers of North Bihar like Gandak, Burhi Gandak, Bagmati, Kamla, Kosi and Mahananda due to heavy rainfall in the upper catchment areas which mainly lie in Nepal. The management of floods due to these rivers has been a concern. The related issues are discussed in the existing Indo-Nepal bilateral mechanisms comprising of  Joint Ministerial Level Commission on Water Resources   Joint Committee on Water Resources   Joint Standing Technical Committee ,  Joint Committee on Gandak & Kosi Projects  and  Joint Committee on Inundation and Flood Management . Government of India is having regular dialogue with the Government of Nepal for construction of dams on these rivers for mutual benefit of the two countries which includes flood control.
As far as non structural measures of flood management are concerned, Central Water Commission  is the nodal Organisation entrusted with the task of flood forecasting & early flood warnings in the country. Presently, CWC issues flood forecasts for 328 forecasting stations (190 river level forecast stations
- 138 dam/ barrage inflow forecast stations). These stations cover 20 major river basins in 23 States & 2 Union Territories. Out of these 328 stations, 43 stations  are located in Bihar. Performance of Flood Forecasting Stations in India during Flood Season 2020 is attached at Annexure-I.
This information was given by the Minister of state for Jal Shakti & Food Processing Industries, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Defence
MoD signs over Rs 2,900 crore contract with BDL for procurement of ASTRA Mk I Beyond Visual Range Air to Air Missile System & Associated Equipment for Indian Air Force & Indian Navy
In a major boost to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’, Ministry of Defence, on May 31, 2022, signed a contract with Bharat Dynamics Limited  for supply of ASTRA MK-I Beyond Visual Range  Air to Air Missile  and associated equipment for the Indian Air Force & Indian Navy at a cost of Rs 2,971 crore under Buy  category.
Till now, the technology to manufacture missile of this class indigenously was not available. ASTRA MK-I BVR AAM has been Indigenously Designed & Developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation  based on the Staff Requirements issued by the Indian Air Force  catering for Beyond Visual Range as well as Close Combat Engagement reducing the dependency on foreign sources. Air to Air missile with BVR capability provides large Stand Off Ranges to own fighter aircraft which can neutralise the adversary aircraft without exposing itself to adversary Air Defence measures, thereby gaining & sustaining superiority of the Air Space. This missile is technologically and economically superior to many such imported missile systems.
ASTRA MK-I missile and all associated systems for its launch, ground handling & testing has been developed by DRDO in coordination with the IAF. The missile, for which successful trials have already been undertaken by the IAF, is fully integrated on the Su 30 MK-I fighter aircraft & will be integrated with other fighter aircraft in a phased manner, including the Light Combat Aircraft . The Indian Navy will integrate the missile on the MiG 29K fighter aircraft.
The Transfer of Technology from DRDO to BDL for production of ASTRA MK-I missile and all associated systems has been completed and production at BDL is in progress. This project will act as a catalyst for development of Infrastructure and Testing facilities at BDL. It will also create opportunities for several MSMEs in aerospace technology for a period of at least 25 years. The project essentially embodies the spirit of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ and will help facilitate realising the country’s journey towards self-reliance in Air to Air Missiles.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
CONSOLIDATION OF TRADING RELATIONSHIP WITH USA
USA has been the largest trading partner of India with respect to merchandise trade since the FY 2018-19, except 2020-21 when trade with the U.S. declined marginally on account of the Covid-19 pandemic. In the current FY 2021-22 , USA has once again become the largest trading partner with bilateral merchandise trade of US$ 67.41 billion, accounting for 11.98% of India's total merchandise trade. 
India and United States enjoy a comprehensive strategic partnership covering a broad range of areas, underpinned by shared democratic values and vibrant people-to-people contacts. Trade and commercial ties form an important component of this multi-faceted partnership. India and the U.S. are continuously engaged in strengthening these ties through bilateral dialogue mechanisms at Ministerial level including the Trade Policy Forum and Commercial Dialogue.
The 12th India-U.S. Trade Policy Forum meeting co-chaired by the Commerce and Industry Minister of India and the U.S. Trade Representative was held recently in November, 2021 at New Delhi, in which both the Ministers discussed various outstanding trade issues for early resolution on mutual basis, and also reached convergence on certain market access issues.
The bilateral trade with Australia, UAE and Belgium has gone up in the first nine months  of Calendar Year 2021. During this period, India's bilateral trade with Australia has increased to US$ 13.88 billion in 2021 from US$ 7.48 billion in the corresponding period of 2020. The bilateral trade with UAE has grown to US$ 49.06 billion in 2021 from US$ 29.48 billion in 2020 for the same period. The bilateral trade with Belgium has also grown to US$ 13.70 in 2021 from US$ 7.63 billion in 2020 for the same period. .
This information was given by the Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Smt. Anupriya Patel, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.